Lighten Up #6: Steen Jones

On this episode of Lighten Up, I talk with Steen Jones, new author and founder of COLORS scarves, about her debut novel, The Door Keeper, our awesome kids with autism, spending the night in a treehouse, and reasons women were committed to mental institutions in the ninetheenth century that will melt your brain. Also, doing the sniff test on clothes and the pros and cons of nose rings. World-changing stuff.

Books that have inspired Steen

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Reasons women were admitted to a mental institution between the years 1864 to 1889:

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I love reading about the reasons why women were committed back in the day. FIVE different kinds of masturbation? It’s a wonder the human race still exists and didn’t die out in Bedlam.

Melanie Dale

Apparently the people committing these women were obsessed. You should hear my discussion with Steen about it. We got to laughing so hard I kept hitting the microphone. We felt it’s unfair they were committed for both “deranged” AND “suppressed.” Like these poor women couldn’t win either way.

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“I can sing, but I’m also good at modern dance, olden dance, and mermaid dancing which is a little different. You usually start on the ground.”